Mahantha Thakur (; born 22 February 1941) is a Nepalese politician and president of Loktantrik Samajbadi Party Nepal, as well as the former treasurer of Nepali Congress Party. He has served as minister in various ministries, including Ministry of Science and Technology while in Nepali Congress.
Political career Mahanta Thakur, who was born in Ekarahiya in Pipara village municipality of Mahottari, has left the Nepali Congress and entered the politics of Madhes as the president of TMLOP. Thakur's political background is Congress. His journey to the Congress began in 2016 BS with student politics. Leaving the Congress treasurer and science and technology minister, he entered the politics of Madhesh in 2064 BS.
In the year 2026 BS, Thakur became the president of the Students' Union affiliated to the Nepali Congress. He is also a founding central member of the Nepal Students Association. He was arrested during his student days while protesting against King Mahendra's coup d'état.
Mahanta's political journey started from Janakpur. Although his birthplace was Mahottari, his field of work was Sarlahi. He used to work as a lawyer in Sarlahi. As well as advocacy, so was political activism.
He was elected from Sarlahi twice and was made Deputy Speaker of House of Representatives in 1991.
Personal life Thakur does not own land or a home. In Kathmandu, he lives with his daughter.
While staying in Sarlahi, Thakur's wife was injured when a stove exploded while she was cooking around 2045 BS. She died during the treatment. He was staying with his wife in a rental house in Sarlahi.
Thakur had two children and his son died in an accident. At that time, he was a medical student in BPKIHS, Dharan. His daughter is the daughter in law of former minister and governor Umakanta Jha.
Electoral history 2017 legislative elections Mahottari-3PartyCandidateVotesRastriya Janata Party NepalMahantha Thakur26,845CPN (Unified Marxist–Leninist)Bijay Kumar Chaudhary8,676IndependentChandeshwar Jha4,020Bahujan Shakti PartyJogendra Mahato1,884Nepal Federal Socialist PartyYusuf Safi1,241Others2,196Invalid votes4,089ResultRJPN gainSource: Election Commission
1999 Nepalese General Election Sarlahi-5CandidatePartyVotesRemarksMahantha ThakurNepali Congress11765ElectedRam Narayan SinghRashtriya Prajatantra Party10860
1994 Nepalese General Election Sarlahi-5CandidatePartyVotesRemarksMahantha ThakurNepali Congress13615ElectedNanda Lal Ray YadavSamyukta Janamorcha Nepal9380
1991 Nepalese General Election Sarlahi-5CandidatePartyVotesStatusMahantha ThakurNepali Congress–Elected
See also
Hridayesh Tripathi Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party Nepali Congress
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